(May 15, 2010) Venus Williams will stand second to sister Serena when the new WTA Tour world rankings are released on Monday. Today, Venus played peerless tennis in powering into her fourth final of the season.

Venus and Serena, who beat Peer and Francesca Schiavone in Friday's doubles semifinal, will join forces to play Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta in today's doubles final.

Williams raised her clay-court record to 12-1 on the season and is seeking her third tournament title of the season after winning Dubai on hard court and Acapulco on red clay. The French Open begins on May 23rd and Venus, the 2002 Roland Garros runner-up to Serena, is aiming for success in Paris.

"Obviously the ultimate is to win the French, and I've come close," Williams said. "I think I've won every other tournament on clay, so I'd like to take it one more step."

The fourth-seeded Venus will play unseeded Aravane Rezai in Sunday's singles final. Rezai held a 6-1 lead over Lucie Safarova when the Czech left-hander was forced to retire with a strained hamstring.